US embassy cable - 05PANAMA2246

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PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: QUOTES ON FREEDOM AND THE MEANING OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Identifier: 05PANAMA2246
Wikileaks: View 05PANAMA2246 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Panama
Created: 2005-11-16 22:38:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO PM POLITICS
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS PANAMA 002246 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, PHUM, PGOV, KPAO, PM, POLITICS & FOREIGN POLICY 
SUBJECT: PANAMA HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: QUOTES ON FREEDOM AND THE 
MEANING OF HUMAN RIGHTS 
 
REF: STATE 202764 
 
(U)  This cable responds to reftel tasking requesting 
substantive quotes on freedom and the meaning of human rights 
from individuals around the world.  The following is a 
quotation provided by Panama's Ombudsman's office, which 
granted permission to reprint the quote.  The statement was 
made in the context of an official communication celebrating 
World Press Freedom Day, May 2003, that elaborated on the 
recent advances Panama had made in freedom of the press and 
which indicated that Panama still had some way to go before 
Panamanians could fully exercise what the Ombudsman called a 
"fundamental right." 
 
--"In the contemporary world, it is universally acknowledged 
and accepted that the right to freedom of expression and 
access to information plays an essential role as guarantor of 
democracy, stability and economic development."  Juan Antonio 
Tejada Espino, Ombudsman, May 3, 2003.  (Unofficial Embassy 
translation.) 
 
EATON 

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